TERRACE TALK: Liverpool - Some festive cheer in our helter-skelter season

They must’ve been the safest bets in town: Liverpool to beat the leaders after collapsing against Newcastle and Watford, Arsenal proving their title credentials part 364.

As the designated happy Terrace Talker this merry morn, it falls upon me to be The Chirpy One. Easier said than done. If I were visited by three Christmas ghosts, I’d call an exorcist.

The only sign of festive cheer came from the alcohol which loosened the larynx on Saturday.